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View article: Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon
Can wild forest foods contribute to food security and dietary diversity of rural populations adjoining forest concessions? Insights from Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon Open
The potential of forest foods to address malnutrition, food insecurity and poor dietary intake is increasingly being recognized. However, most existing data presents average results of proximate analysis, overlooking the opportunities to d…
View article: Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species Open
Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species, now confined to small remnant pop…
View article: Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species Open
Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species. Home gardens have the important f…
View article: Diversity Under Threat: Connecting Genetic Diversity and Threat Mapping to Set Conservation Priorities for Juglans regia L. Populations in Central Asia
Diversity Under Threat: Connecting Genetic Diversity and Threat Mapping to Set Conservation Priorities for Juglans regia L. Populations in Central Asia Open
Central Asia is an important center of diversity for common walnut (Juglans regia L.). We characterized the genetic diversity of 21 wild and cultivated populations across Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A complete threat assessment …
View article: Indicators of the genetic diversity of trees – State, pressure, benefit and response
Indicators of the genetic diversity of trees – State, pressure, benefit and response Open
This study, prepared within the ambit of The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources, reviews issues related to the development of indicators for tree genetic diversity. It includes a historical account of the development of science-…
View article: Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation
Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation Open
Background Humans threat the populations of tree species by overexploitation, deforestation, land use change, and climate change. We present a novel threat assessment at intraspecific level to support the conservation of genetic resources …
View article: Spatially explicit multi-threat assessment of food tree species in Burkina Faso: A fine-scale approach
Spatially explicit multi-threat assessment of food tree species in Burkina Faso: A fine-scale approach Open
Over the last decades agroforestry parklands in Burkina Faso have come under increasing demographic as well as climatic pressures, which are threatening indigenous tree species that contribute substantially to income generation and nutriti…
View article: Extensive seed and pollen dispersal and assortative mating in the rain forest tree <i><scp>E</scp>ntandrophragma cylindricum</i> (Meliaceae) inferred from indirect and direct analyses
Extensive seed and pollen dispersal and assortative mating in the rain forest tree <i><span>E</span>ntandrophragma cylindricum</i> (Meliaceae) inferred from indirect and direct analyses Open
Pollen and seed dispersal are key processes affecting the demographic and evolutionary dynamics of plant species and are also important considerations for the sustainable management of timber trees. Through direct and indirect genetic anal…
View article: The importance of species selection and seed sourcing in forest restoration for enhancing adaptive potential to climate change: Colombian tropical dry forest as a model
The importance of species selection and seed sourcing in forest restoration for enhancing adaptive potential to climate change: Colombian tropical dry forest as a model Open
• Forest restoration projects can derive great benefit from integrating climate modeling, functional trait analysis and genetic considerations in the selection of appropriate tree species and sources of forest reproductive material, for th…
View article: Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon
Contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and their association with household food insecurity: a cross-sectional study in women from rural Cameroon Open
Objective To determine the contribution of forest foods to dietary intake and estimate their association with household food insecurity. Design Cross-sectional survey conducted among 279 households. Using a 7 d recall questionnaire, inform…
View article: Impacts of uncontrolled logging on the Miombo woodlands of the Niassa reserve in Mozambique.
Impacts of uncontrolled logging on the Miombo woodlands of the Niassa reserve in Mozambique. Open
This study evaluated the conservation status of tree populations and the impact of illegal logging in the Niassa National Reserve, a huge protected area in northern Mozambique, bordering Tanzania. The Miombo woodland around 8 villages was …
View article: Relearning Traditional Knowledge for Sustainability: Honey gathering in the Miombo Woodland of Northern Mozambique
Relearning Traditional Knowledge for Sustainability: Honey gathering in the Miombo Woodland of Northern Mozambique Open
Mozambique's Niassa Reserve contains Africa's best preserved miombo woodlands. Half of the households there gather wild honey from natural hives for consumption and income. However, most collectors used destructive techniques: setting fire…
View article: "Spatially Explicit Threat Assessment to Target Food Tree Species in Burkina Faso"
"Spatially Explicit Threat Assessment to Target Food Tree Species in Burkina Faso" Open
There is a general agreement on the need to ensure the in situ conservation and availability of valuable genetic resources of wild species that are important for food security and nutrition. In order to be able to adopt adequate conservati…
View article: Is local best? Examining the evidence for local adaptation in trees and its scale
Is local best? Examining the evidence for local adaptation in trees and its scale Open
Background: Although the importance of using local provenance planting stock for woodland production, habitat conservation and restoration remains contentious, the concept is easy to understand, attractive and easy to ‘sell’. With limited …
View article: Trees for Food and Timber: are community interests in conflict with those of timber concessions in the Congo Basin?
Trees for Food and Timber: are community interests in conflict with those of timber concessions in the Congo Basin? Open
Much of the Congo Basin is managed for timber from dozens of species. More than 60% also produce non-timber products, including foods. For five multiple use tree species in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon (Entandroph…
View article: Forest genetic resources and climate change
Forest genetic resources and climate change Open
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View article: Is there a need for a forest restoration certification scheme
Is there a need for a forest restoration certification scheme Open
We propose the development of a certification scheme for forest ecosystem restoration that aims for
\nthe adoption of protocols and guidelines to ensure the sustained ecological and social value of restored
\necosystems. Despite an accum…
View article: Using case studies for enhancing capacity in managing forest genetic resources
Using case studies for enhancing capacity in managing forest genetic resources Open
Forest trees are long-lived species with high genetic diversity that is crucial for their survival,
\nregeneration and adaptation. However, forest managers and conservationists are often not well informed
\nabout the relevance of genetic…